"The building history of the location on Beaton and Sixth is most interesting. Wiley Clarkson, an architect from Fort Worth, was instructed to plan a six story bank building. When the plans were presented to the Captain [James Garitty] for approval, he picked up his pen and drew through all the floor plans except the bottom two and reportedly said, "This is all I want." The Captain ordered the plans to provide him with a second story living apartment on the east end of the building facing Beaton. He maintained the apartment for several years before moving to the home of his nephew, Jim Nick Garitty, vice-president of the bank. The structure is still used for office suites and living apartments." (http://www.clarksons.org/W%20G%20Clarkson%20Architech/corsicana.htm)

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